I recently got this headset, and wow is it good. My only issue is when certain people talk on discord, I can hear a really high pitched ringing. I fiddled with a bunch of settings, computer audio and discord, and nothing seems to solve the issue. It is primarily if not all in my right ear only. Is there something wrong with my headset, or was that ringing always there I can just hear it cause the headset is THAT good? I haven't had any issues with any other application, though I have yet to test if I can hear the ringing on a different version of discord, say on my xbox instead of my pc. Only other issue I've had is occasional static, but I can't tell if it's from the headset or the show/game/etc.
Apr 24, 2024
Getting back to @RotemK on my earpad adventures, picked up ~7 dollar pads mentioned on page 12 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KLPRQMO) and popped out Beyer pads from the DT880.
Immediately knew I wasn't going to like them cheap velours because well, as you can see in the photo below (I need a real camera, damn that awful quality) the ear-hole is smaller. Don't like having pads touching my ears, especially not with the slightly rougher material this is made out of. They're also noticeably more stiff than other velour pads I own. Earpads fit well on the headphone and that's really about it. I'd actually take stock pads over these, but certainly would reconsider if they had more room for my ears. If nothing I stated bothers you and you really want cheap velours just to try them out even, they're there. Even so, I feel like you could do better than these with the number of knockoff pads out there.
Beyer pads are much better in every way by comparison (better be, considering cost difference). Earpads fit perfectly from what I can tell and they're just... Beyer pads! Solid choice if you can spend extra and can't stand pleather. I think there ought to be some good choices for pleather around somewhere, so someone ought to figure that out.
Some say the K240's sound signature changed for the worse with Beyer pads, but I personally value comfort more. I couldn't discern a noticeable difference, not that I have a trained ear for detecting such things in the first place.